2024-12-04T04:27:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150252013/toronto-tries-to-force-vigilante-carpenter-to-cease-building-shelters-for-the-homeless Sean Joyner 2021-02-26T11:09:00-05:00 >2021-03-03T16:49:20-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/edc71570f807172b6585462675e8208d.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>&#8203;The City of Toronto is asking a court to order a local man to stop building small wooden shelters for the homeless. The city filed an injunction application on Feb. 12 against Khaleel Seivwright, a carpenter who has been building small structures for those living outside. The city wants an order that permanently stops Seivwright from placing or relocating structures on city-owned land.</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to <em>CBC,</em> Seivwright's shelters are in numerous parks across the city. The carpenter has been building the tiny structures since last fall and has raised over $200,000 on GoFundMe for materials.</p> <p> </p> <p>In a February 11th post on his GoFundMe page, Seivwright wrote: "I'm makin&nbsp;this post to let you all know that we have stopped building Tiny Shelters but will continue to do maintenance and relocating of shelters as people staying outside get into housing."<br></p> <p>The hearing date for the city's injunction has not yet been set.</p>